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Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Data Story: 10.23% rise in the number of students registered for the certificate of secondary education examinations this year
Data Story: 10.23% rise in the number of students registered for the certificate of secondary education examinations this year
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Feb 28, 20233 min read
Data Story: Over 260 abductees reunited with their families between 2021 and 2023 in Jonglei and GPAA
Data Story: Over 260 abductees reunited with their families between 2021 and 2023 in Jonglei and GPAA
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Explainer: What is a deep fake and how to spot it?
Explainer: What is a deep fake and how to spot it?
Feb 13, 20233 min read
Blog: The need for disability-inclusive tools to combat online disinformation
Blog: The need for disability-inclusive tools to combat online disinformation
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Is the US Federal Reserve planning to purge old dollar notes in 2023? No, it’s false
No publicly available announcement by any United States government agency claims the American government has decided to restrict the acceptance of old dollar notes printed below 2021 Writer: Ochaya Jackson US $ 100 notes A claim shared widely among WhatsApp users that the United States government has planned to contain “any US dollar below the […]
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Did a Malawian man attempt to sneak into South Sudan by hanging on a plane’s wing from Malawi?
Fact-check: Did a Malawian man attempt to sneak into South Sudan by hanging on a plane’s wing from Malawi?
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?
Fact-check: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Phishing link for the University of Chicago Scholarships
Fact-check: Phishing link for the University of Chicago Scholarships
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Is MTN Uganda Offering 10 GB Free data to its subscribers for 24th Anniversary? No, it is false.
Fact-check: Is MTN Uganda Offering 10 GB Free data to its subscribers for 24th Anniversary? No, it is false.
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Study finds that parabens hair relaxing products have side effects on African Women
Fact-check: Study finds that parabens hair relaxing products have side effects on African Women
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven
Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven
Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Explainer: Somalia and Somaliland differences South Sudanese should know
Explainer: Somalia and Somaliland differences South Sudanese should know
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Can drinking hot lemon water cure cancer? Not scientifically proven
Fact-check: Can drinking hot lemon water cure cancer? Not scientifically proven
Oct 14, 20224 min read
Fact-check: South Sudan is NOT the largest producer of okra in Africa
South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have no data on how much okra South Sudan produces. Official statistics name Nigeria as the largest producer of okra in Africa.
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Explainer: Beware of fake content that exploits emotions and clouds rational thought
Content that shocks or horrifies or makes us feel anxious or fearful is often used by disinformers. This week we show how our emotional responses are used to cloud rational thought and how disinformation can entrench stereotypes.
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Explainer: Using TinEye; Essential for Fact Checkers
TinEye is an image search and recognition company with experts in computer vision, pattern recognition, neural networks and machine learning with a mission to make images searchable.
Feb 2, 20225 min read
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Explainer: South Sudan’s debt burden and sovereign vulnerability
The combined total of these enforceable judgments, exceeding $1.65 billion, poses an immediate threat to the nation’s liquid assets and oil export streams.
Nov 5, 20251 min read


Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
All positions at the executive were allocated according to the revitalised agreement under power-sharing arrangements, both at the national and state levels including the legislatures.
Oct 17, 20253 min read


Fact Check: No, Riek Machar has not been hanged, but is currently on trial.
The claim on social media that Dr. Riek Machar has been hanged for “crimes now we are free of all nonsense in South Sudan” is false and misleading
Oct 14, 20252 min read


Fact-check: No, this video is not showing the SSPDF violent attack in Wau.
There are no credible local media reports about the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) bombardment or attack in Wau today or recently.
Oct 14, 20252 min read
Fact-Checking & Information Verification In South Sudan
211 Check is South Sudan's first and only independent fact-checking and information verification flagship project established by Defyhatenow in March 2020 to counter COVID-19 dis/misinformation but has since grown in its scope of work. It became a signatory of the International Fact-checking Network's (IFCN) Code of Principles in March 2023.
If you believe that 211 Check is violating the IFCN Code of Principles, you can report this through the complaints page on the IFCN site.
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